SPACE.com Update for July 21, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *July 21, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: July 21, 2006 11:09 am EDT* *Doorstep Astronomy: Wild Ducks and a Chrysanthemum*Two objects are well placed for viewing as soon as ...Continue Reading

July 21, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111X MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-119 NASA ANNOUNCES STATION SPACEWALK BRIEFING AND TV COVERAGE NASA will preview the next spacewalk conducted at the International Space Station during a briefing at 2 p.m. EDT, Thursday, July 27. The briefing will originate from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston. It will be carried live on NASA TV with questions taken from media at participating NASA centers ...Continue Reading

July 19, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-116 NASA ANNOUNCES MEDIA UPDATE ON AFRICA HURRICANE MISSION NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 26, to discuss a hurricane research field mission in Africa. The NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Activities 2006 will run from August through September. Participants will include NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, various research institutions and univ ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 18 July 2006. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM BERYL Tropical Storm Beryl formed in the northwestern Atlantic on July 18, 2006, roughly 200 kilometers (120 miles) southeast of the Outer Banks. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13717 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 18 2006 (Posted on Jul 19 2006 11:52AM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TUNGURAHUA VOLCANO IN ECUADOR Tungurahua Volcano in Ecuador emitted a volcanic plum ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Wednesday, July 19, 2006 The Red Sea Parts Again Chunks of Earth are drifting apart, slowly widening the sea with no help from Moses. Top Predators Key to Ecosystem Survival, Study Shows The most feared creatures at the top of a food chain maintain equilibrium, but humans often disturb this delicate balance. The Reason Eyes are Transparent Finally Becomes Clear Scientists have long wondered why the cornea has no blood vessels. Now ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 19 July 2006. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA Several large fires were burning in California in mid-July 2006. This event contains images of the Sawtooth, Millard, and Canyon Fires. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13719 *** ETM+(Landsat 7) image from Jul 14 2006 (Posted on Jul 19 2006 9:54AM) WILDFIRES IN MONTANA AND WYOMING In southeastern Montana and northern Wyoming, the winds were whipping eastward and spreading severa ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for July 20, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *July 20, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: July 20, 2006 10:41 am EDT* *Is SETI Barking up the Wrong Tree?*Some people mistakenly confuse a long search with a thorough one, ...Continue Reading

July 20, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-118 SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS SET TO MOVE TO VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING NASA invites news media to witness an important milestone for the upcoming Space Shuttle Atlantis mission, designated STS-115. On Monday, July 24, Atlantis is scheduled to be moved out of its hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The first motion is expected at 6 a.m. EDT. Media must arrive at K ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Thursday, July 20, 2006 History Suggests Major Wind Shift Could Again Bring Drought to Great Plains Sand dune records show that wind is the reason behind the drought of the Medieval Warm Period. Ocean 'Gummy Bears' Fight Global Warming Swarms of lowly thumb-sized ocean creatures play a critical role in transporting greenhouse gas carbon deep into the deep sea. Yesterday's News Now on DVD CustomFlix, a division of Amazon, allows cust ...Continue Reading

July 20, 2006 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Va. 757-864-9886 RELEASE: 06-282 NASA BRINGS THE FUTURE OF EXPLORATION TO OSHKOSH AIRVENTURE 2006 NASA will take visitors to the moon, Mars and beyond at the country's biggest annual air show, held in Oshkosh, Wis., July 24-30. NASA scientists, engineers, educators, and communicators will be on hand at the Experimental Aircraft Association's Airventure 2006 to provide a glimpse of the future in an exhi ...Continue Reading